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KITTENS! Inspired by...KITTENS!

Here's a fun sentence:  since i got laid off, i've been able to fulfill one of my longtime dreams.  Fostering kittens!  I've always wanted to, but (depending on age) they need to be weighed and fed like 4 times a day.  So it can be challenging to foster if you have to go into an office, even one day a week like at my previous job.  But now, between filling out job applications and going on interviews, i'm raising America's next generation of purrfect little fur beasts! Say hello to the J28 litter!  Meet (in alphabetical order) Jack, Jack O Lantern, Jackson, Jemima, Jerome, and Jezebel!  This' only my second time fostering kittens, so the good people at Austin Pets Alive! only saddled me with two of these sweet baby angles--Jezebel (whom i'm calling Lil) and Jack O Lantern (whom i'm calling Loop). These nicknames came about because i've named all my cats after sub shops:  Blimpie , HoneyLightning ThunderCloud , and Tucci .  Loop & Lil

Find Yourself a Husband! (don't talk about the constitution)

Makeup--technically none of us need it, but so many of us use it.  Research shows that we primarily use it because we're anxious and insecure and want to appear less noticeable, or because we want to be more attractive, and have been taught that our natural, untouched faces are un attractive.  Cool! Not only is makeup crazy expensive, but it expires relatively quickly.  What's that you say?  "Expiration dates on my eye shadow?!  I ignore the expiration dates on medication, so there's no way I'm taking an expiration date from a company called e.l.f. seriously!" Sure, you seem credible. Well what if i told you expired makeup can cause breakouts; skin parasites; infections; loss of vision; puffy, red, and/or swollen eyes; styes; conjunctivitis; pink eye; and more?  Still want to put that shit on your face?  Didn't think so!  But how to track this? Let's start with the PAO (or "Period After Opening") symbol that's on most co